Patna: Claiming that the Bihar government has adopted a lackadaisical approach towards implementation of the Food Security Act in the state, Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ramvilas Paswan today said it has availed only

New Delhi: Over five lakh families have applied for receiving food grains under the ambitious Food Security Programme which was launched here last month by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.Delhi's Food and Supplies Minister Harun Yusuf

Kolkata: West Bengal government has decided to supply food grains directly to the dealers from the FCI godowns to stop malpractices during transit. Announcing this here today, state's Food and Supply Minister Jyotipriyo Mallick told

New Delhi, Oct 20: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said the government should supply highly subsidised foodgrains only to the “really needy people” under the proposed food security law else the country's economy would be

Kolkata, July 17: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said increased procurement prices of foodgrains triggered price rise of essential commodities in the country.“Escalating procurement prices of foodgrains have resulted in the rise in the

New Delhi: Acting on the directive of the Supreme Court, government on Thursday decided to release an extra 2.5 million tonnes of foodgrains to states for distribution among the poor but it will not be